Hello Everyone and Welcome everyone to blog no 23.
If you have missed my previous blog please read blog 21 and 22 first. This blog is the continuation of the previous blog.
In the last blog we discussed about Lord Ram, Bharat, Lakshman, Satrugan.
Let us discuss about King Dashrath and his Queens - Kaushalya, Kakayee and Sumitra.
King Dasharath
King Dashrath in known as the incarnation of Svayambhuva Manu, the son of the Creator, God Brahma. Dashrath was the son of king Aja of Kosala and Queen of Vidarbha. His original name was Nemi, but as he acquired the moniker Dasharath('Ten Chariots'), his Charitots could move in all the ten directions, fly, and return to earth, and could help the king to fight in all the directions.
After the death of his father, he became the King of Kosala. He became the great warrior who won many battles and defeated many asuras.
According to the Ayodhya Kanda , King Dasharath had 350 wives among which three of them were his favourites - Kausalya, Sumitra, and Kaikeyi.
Kaikeyi's Boon
Queen Kaikeyi's maid, Manthara, manipulated her into believing that her son, Bharata, deserved the throne of Maharaja Dasharatha. She reminded Kaikeyi of a promise Dasharatha had made to her after she saved him during a battle against the demon Sambasura. This promise granted her two boons, which she intended to use to make Bharata king.After this conversation, Kaikeyi reminded Dasharatha about the two unfulfilled boons he owed her.
She recounted the incident where she had saved him in battle, tending to his wounds and nursing him back to health. Dasharatha, impressed by her bravery and timely assistance, had offered her two boons, which she chose to claim later.Kaikeyi then demanded that Bharata be crowned king and that Rama be exiled to the forest for fourteen years. Upon hearing this, Dasharatha was overcome with distress, falling into a swoon and spending a pitiable night in Kaikeyi's palace.
Shravana
Now this is much interesting part to know. When King Dasharath was in his bed at last phase of his life, he suddenly he remembered an incident from his past and narrated it to his wife Kausalya. When he was the crown prince, he had gone for hunting on the banks of river Sarayu. He was an expert of Hunting just by determining the sound and heard the gurgle of an animal drinking water. Mistaking it to be a deer, King shot an arrow. He was shocked when he heared a human cry as the arrow found its target. King rushed to see a boy lying on the banks of the rivers with an arrow lodged in his chest.
King Dasharath was aghast and apologised to the young Shravan trying to revive. The boy forgave the king for his unintentional act and asked the king to help him with the arrow in his chest, but later he died from the injury. But he told the king before dying to take the pitcher of water to his blind parents as they were thirsty due to long travel. King Dasharath approached the blind parents and told them about their son's unfortunate death. The parents were sad with their son's Sudden demise, and cursed Dasharath: "Just as we are suffering and dying dure to the separation from our beloved son, you too shall have the same fate."
At the end we all have to take what we have done before going back. By this we can learn, that mistake can be made by mistake but our Prayaschit may reduce the karmic Consequences at the later part of our life.
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